ASSASSIN - THE UPCOMING TERROR
GO! FIGHT! KILL! ASSASSIN!
Aaah, the very first album by Assassin, a band that was quite competent but struggled in the shadows of the big three or four of German thrash. Their career has definitely had it's ups and downs. Originally the band released two albums and then disbanded when Micha Hoffman joined Sodom, add to that the fact that all their gear was stolen too. The band returned in 2005 with the rather terrible The Club but lately Assassin has stepped up their game, but that's another story. This is of course where it all started. The Upcoming Terror which was released by the legendary Steamhammer label back in1987. For me The Upcoming Terror is far superior anything the band has written ever since, Sure Interstellar Experience was cool but it had more of a crossover vibe while this one was more of your typical Teutonic release. Think Kreator, Sodom and Destruction.
This album was released in 1987 and by then things were a little more refined overall. So it's not the most extreme thing coming out of the German scene. No this is just classic and quite hectic thrash with speedy leads and with fast driving rhythm guitars.
The album might not be as memorable as some of the greatest German records but at times they come really close. The self-titled track Assassin is great, with the chorus "Go, Fight, Kill, Assassin!".
If you already have discovered the three or four greats of German thrash and want to go a bit deeper I'll suggest you start with picking up The Upcoming Terror by Assassin.
Rating:
| INFO |
Label: Steamhammer Year: 1988 Country: Germany Duration: 36:45 Tracks: 8 Genre: Thrash Metal Reviewer: Ruthless Rating: 4.5/5 | ||
| TRACKS | LINEUP | |
| Robert Gonnella - Vocals Scholli - Guitars Dinko Vecic - Guitars Lulle - Bass Psycho - Drums |
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